Domestic Devils, Battlefield Angels: The Radicalism of American Womanhood, 1830-1865

Beschreibung

Beschreibung

Exploring the ways in which 19th-century women transformed American society, this book sheds light on a gender ideology that fostered public participation and action - even violence - in the name of women's redemptive moral power.

Portrait

Barbara Cutter is Assistant Professor of History at University of Northern Iowa.

Pressestimmen

"An interestingly provocative book."--"History""Makes a valuable contribution to efforts to understand the construction of gender in the antebellum period."--"Journal of Illinois History""A perceptive and fascinating book ... Cutter merits praise for her insightful and original study."--"The Journal of American History"